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Apple has acquired Israeli AI startup Q.ai, the company confirmed Thursday, adding another targeted deal as it works to strengthen its AI capabilities across…

Google is expanding Gemini’s role inside Google Maps, announcing Thursday that users can now access the AI assistant hands-free while walking or cycling. The…

ServiceNow said Wednesday that it has signed a multi-year deal with Anthropic to further embed the company’s Claude models across its AI-driven workflow…

Google is bringing Gemini deeper into Chrome, rolling out a new persistent AI sidebar and early agent-like features designed to help users work across tabs,…

Amazon is cutting roughly 16,000 jobs as part of a company-wide overhaul aimed at “reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy,” even as it…

Google is expanding its lower-priced AI Plus subscription worldwide, bringing the $7.99-per-month plan to the U.S. and dozens of additional markets as it steps…

Google’s decision to let users ask follow-up questions directly from AI Overviews is a bigger shift than it might appear at first glance. On the surface, it…

Moonshot AI’s release of Kimi K2.5 isn’t just another model launch — it’s a clear signal that the competitive playbook in AI is shifting. Backed by Alibaba and…

Anthropic just made a very smart enterprise move — and it’s the kind of product shift that looks small until you realize what it changes. This week, the company…

If you’ve ever watched snowfall forecasts swing from “dusting” to “feet of snow” in the span of a day, Nvidia’s timing couldn’t be better. Right as a recent…

OpenAI is officially stepping into the “AI agents” era — and it’s doing it in the most direct way possible: by giving ChatGPT the ability to use a web browser…

Apple might be taking another run at a category that just burned one startup to the ground: the AI pin. According to a report from The Information, Apple is…